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THE HACON TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MORXIXG, DECEMBER 27, 1908
Many Hits Scored In First
Half of Dramatic. Year
“The Devil,” “What Every Woman
Knows,” “Love Watches,” “The World
and His Wife,” “The Man From
Home,” “Jack Straw,” “Gentleman
From Mississippi,” “Salvation Nell”
’ FI. k/3 real I Rile nr w vehicle Mustrut- duct Ion* that resist rr above tho aver* j by the Engli.-h r Teas ns ono of thr*»
lux the mural hi si physical horrors of' afe rap. Anti In this connection might | naive conceits of tho distinguished j
No tv York's underworld; “A Gentle- bo named the now program at Hit* Hip- | Enulirti humorist whore “Throe* Me::
man From Misrtsslppl." tho intensely podrome, one of unquestionable quality j Jn a boat" made the whole reading
true t-. life portrayal of political and m l variety. ; world a fourth paar-ettgor with the do?. I
aortal Intrigue In Washington, ir.; Harry j^auder ahould also receive. Mias Ward an the F.tnny of the play Is j
which Thomas A. Wir-e shows the na-l mention in this necessarily brief n*- pronounced natural and unaffected. I
t I capital not to La tip* “if pot less view. Hit Scotch dialect Bong* and f,he refrains from acting, from usnum* j
town" of billboard fl'tlon; "Tho Trav- , hia dances hay** ‘ upterrcl an enthuslas-! lug a voice, a manner, attire other
#l!ng finb :ann,” h.v Ju.nn-.i I'orbf«, ou- tic following of truly importn; dimen-; than her own, and she is nrfditod with
tho - of “The Chains Ludy:” “Theialons. ; one of |!ie successes of the London I
Patriot,” WUHe Collier's frothy but | * ! reason.'
wiiu'.It: force, nnd “The Blue Mouse,”! Fannie Ward’s Nsw Play. |
with Mabel Harrison. Fannie Y/crd. who achieved « per-1 Chorus Girl Marries a Peer.
That l» a long Hal of actual art! die; nopal frlumph In Jerome 1C. Jerorno’a- Mr. Jerome haa adapted what hou •
and finnaclol successes for a half successful comedy at the Aldwych become «I moat a habit In London, that •
H« a:a»n to present. Practically everyi theater, London, In hi New York pre- * 1 of a pc;r marrying a chorus girl, fori
phase of dramatic expression is rvprc-, paring for * her American tour under his plot and has written a comedy in}
FANNIE WARD.
(Fiotn Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondettt.)
H ALF of the dramatic reason of;
190S-9 has ctapiw-d, nnd he'
who stands at tlu* inidwuy j
id at Ion and glut trot bnck
over the productions that have pawed
In the night or remained with us must j
conclude that those histrionic offerings!
have hvera.red high in the scale.
In both the Htralxht drama and the
musical comedy world this gr.itlfyln: I
condlNon 1ms prevailed in spite of thej
financial de| resslnn Incident to mat-!
tcra theatrical In a president ini election i
year. Familiar fares In easts In Imthl
branches of drama have been missing j
this nraaon. New forms mid fores
have In many Insianrcs received nub
atantial recognition, and In some mass
familiar faces have appeared with new
forms, guaranteed to last until spring.
In other cases familiar forms have ap
peared with new faces, warranted to
Wear for a shorter period, but more
anally renewed. (No names, please.)
The necessary (no names) rejuvena
tion of the physical has happily been
accompanied by a seeming rejuvena
tion of the menial, for In the latter
connection the playwright.* v.ho have
succeeded In capturing public fancy
thiii fur this year have given many
original nnd refreshing Idea* for dra
matic exploitation.
Ill the straight drama the success of
Molnur** “The DfVlf has proved a
ruling nrnau!Ion, nnd couplet! with it
ns u success In an entlri ly dlffernt vein,
however, Is Maude Adams* presenta
tion of her new Barrie play. “What
Every Woman Knows.” which h:
won favor on tour. Billie Burk* has
established herself us a New York fa
vorite In “Love Watches," and r.nothei
decided hit la “The World and His
Wife,” In which William Fftvrrslmm
and Jnlle Opp picture the leading
charactors ut Daly’s theuter.
Other pleasing productions are “Jack
Btraw,” with John Drew, who will
play until spring In the Maugham
comedy of European life; "The Man
From Home," with Will T. Hodge of
“Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch"
fume; “Lady Frederick," Ethel Barry
more's En k I lull InifNirtntlon. also writ
ten by Maugham: “Samson." the Henry j
Bernstein tragedy In which William j
Gillette leads; “Salvation Nell," Mrs. I
THREE PRETTY GIRLS SEEN IN “AN INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE,” NEW BROADHURST PLAY
uented In the list, from nerve straining
tragedy to lightest farce.
Few half seasons have accomplished
as mush in straight drama.
Musical Comsdy Hits.
Frltal Scheff In “The Primn Donna,"
Anna Held 111 “Mlsa Innocence," Mnrie
Cahill In “The Hoys and Betty,” Do
Wolf Hopper In “The Pled Piper."
Lulu (Baser In “Mho. Mischief and
“Little Nemo” are the musical pro-
■ the direction of Joseph Brooks. Abroad
1 tho play was called. “Fanny and the
j Servant Problem.” but this title has
I been changed to "A Servant Problem."
After . the usual ono night tryouts
Miss Ward will open her tour ut thoj
Park theater, Boston. Jun. 4. Charles
Cartwright* who played lends In Lon-j
don, has been engaged for the same'
role, that of the butler, for tho Ameri
can tour.
"A Servant Problem” Is spoken ofj
whimsical fashion. Fanny, his hero- j
Inc, ran away from home us a girl be- j
cause she could not stand the dis
cipline of her Bisters and her cousins
and her aunts, who were of a class!
born and bred for domestic service In i
a country house. She becomes a fa
mous music hall artist. She met a
pleasant youth who pretended to be a!
painter, made love to her and married |
her. Actually he Is the Earl of Ban-
tock. He hud mado half hearted In-
ANNA
quiry of Funny's birth and parentage, {
and a well meaning friend of the girl
had romanced as to tho decayed gen- ]
tlefolk from w’hom he said she came. ,
Fanny kept her own counsel for a|
time, but when alio arrived at Enntock:
Hall what a situation she found! It
was manned by her own family—from ’
her uncle, the pompons butler, and her
aunt, the stately housekeeper, to the
stable boy—twenty of them, grim sen
tinels of the family honor of the Ban-
tocks, determined that the daughter of
their own house should not desecrate
the sacred traditions of the county
family. Tho situation is as Ingenious
as it is ludicrous. Poor Fanny suffers
long, but the way she solves «he prob
lem and'wln* out makes tho play lively
and entertaining.
As a result of the success scored by
Clydo Fitch’s new farce comedy, “The
“MISS INNOCENCE.”
Blue Mouse," at the Lyric, theater, the*
managers having the American rights*
have already begun organising three*
other “Blue Mou3e” companies. The*
first organization will, of, course, re-*
main In New York for an Indefinite*
period, the second organisation will
begin its carier with a Chicago en
gagement. the third company will open .
in Philadelphia, where time Is now be
ing reserved for a prolonged engage
ment, and the fourth company will lm«-
mediately Login a tour of tho extrema*'
south and west. In fact, the new*
specimen of animals, “blue mice;” wills
soon be common sights in many quar
ters.
m *_ x DRISCOLL ENTITLED TO FIGHT ATTELL * * 4
J 1CM DR18COLL Is that rare
bird, evidently, a game and
clever English fighter of the
first class. It's no wonder he
left England. A real scrapper of the
Driscoll class would die of dry rot In
the English ring In six weeks. If he
rouId stay alive long enough to die.
Drlsootl Is now In line on his record!
to fight Abe Attrll for the feather- j
weight championship, and Audi's shy- j
ness la attributed to something more
than native modesty.
Driscoll la the champion “feather" ofj
iCngtnnd and Australia, and In Ida re-;
cent victory over Charley Grlflta In
Huston he showed bundles of slrnnn.
pure championship class. He knocked
aut Griffin In n manner that showed
him to have that coveted breadwinner,
tlia punch, and that he knew when and
how and where to use It.
Driscoll In nt Ids best at 126 pound:),
but says he can fight Just as well at
tit. Hut whether he will consent to
make US at ringside, a stipulation
usually made by Attrll when he thinks
his title Is In danger, remains to be
•gen. At tell has been regarded as ono
of the cleverest boxers in the world
and has had a clneli on the feather
weight title ever since “Young Cor
bett," after defeating McGovern, be
came too heavy to defend the title at
the preorrtlHd weight.
Drlscoll'it challenge to Attell cannot
be Ignored by tho latter. Attell must
defend his title or acknowledge that ho
WRESTLER LEMM. WHO WILL LATER MEET FRANK GOTCH
IN LONDON.
the best fighter of Ids weight ever
seen In Boston nnd thut be Is tho best
fighter of Ids weight ever sent to this
country by England. New York, Bos
ton and Philadelphia fight lovers will
travel any distance to see the Driscoll (
and Attell fight In this country.
Baseball Tangles.
The basebull tangle caused by the
long overdue revolt of the minor
leagnea against each other AND
AGAINST THE MAJOR LEAGUES
bus perplexed and even worried many
of the “Insiders" who know what Is
what In baseball.
The fact that th© Eastern league and
the American association have decided
that their associate minor leagues In
the National Association of Profes
sional EasebttU Leagues are “Intoler
able" nnd “unfair” suggests tin* fine
lUlianorquc brain of Prcaldent Pat T.
Powers of the Eastern organ!ration,
and the Mate ment that the E;. .w mors
and American association!-rs ought to
be allowed to "run their own uifnirV
without tnterferanco from tin* National
cm league and American association j
threatens the supremacy of the two;
major leagues of the present. They;
have been ao high handed in their,
methods, banking ou their assumed •
power, that It la time that some Moses
baa risen to lead the belittled and the !
betrayed minors out of the wilderness
of hard work into tho promised land'
of "easy money," pre-empted by the'
majors long ago. the majors believe. I
But will Mr. "Binding Put" let them
continue In that belief?
Will he found a third major league
from a combination of the Easterners
and the American asroclatlcners?
If he does, will he not trente pan
demonium and will he not bo able to
effect an equitable agreement—a com
promise—between the Nationals and
Americans?
Who is there to hay that a third ma
jor league Is nn imposslblty?
Surety no one who knows the ability
of Pat Powers.
It U up to “Smiling Pat." and t-> him
alone, to solve the existing difficulties.
And the writer wagers automobiles
can members of the Olympic games
committee comes the word that tho re
quest will be made that tho Marathon
race bo stricken from Olympic pro
grams nnd that this event, the most
famous one of the entire list, be abol
ished. This is not to bo done be
cause of the trial or for physical rea
son, but because a few of the partici
pants in the last event havo seen fit
to try to pawn their laurels by becom
ing professionals and reap a pecuniary
profit from what has been merely an
affair of great honor In the past.
Tho recent race of Dorandn Plctrl
against Johnny Hayes In New York, a
professional event, precipitated this
action. Lest the dignity of the games
aguin he hauled through the mire by
mere mercenary pot hunter* the com
mittee has decided that the winner of
this event Is too much an object of
adulation and his temptation to profit
by this prominence too great. Ama
teurs have never eetn anything more
unsportsmanlike than the actions of
HnycS and Daranilo In qulttlngalt their
amateur connections to turn profes-
Rube Waddell has been heard from.
The erratic pitcher of the St. Louis
Americans hag, bobbed up as a hotel
clerk In Sparta, Ill. He arrived there
recently with a shotgun and two bird
dogs and asked the hotel proprietor
for a job. He got It nnd has been
making good, but judging from past
incidents In the life of Waddell he will
coon "vamoose tho ranch” to become
once more an actor or a bartender.
HARRY GRANT.
NOBILITY RODE IN MATCH RACES
Match horse races often were under
royal patronage. So far back as 1377
the Prince of Wales, who became
Richard II., seems to have been bcatenb j
In a match against the Earl of Arun
del—“owners up"—and afterward to"
have bought tho victor’s horse for »•
sum equal now to 320,000. King
Charles II. himself rode his horse
I Woodcock In a match at Newmarket*
in 1671 and was beaten. Even th©**
austere King William III. ran a horsi*
in a match for a stake of 2,QQV>
guineas, while Queen Anne ran several*
horses In her own name in matches at*
York and ut Newmarket. The future"
George IV. ran a memorable match
against time when twenty-two years*
of agt\ riding from Brighton to-Lon
don and back (112 miles) in ten hours:
on the same horse, as 1t appears.
\ t*
QUS STOLZ. ARANSAS. OE ANGELI3. PHIL KEARNEY.
START OF CHAMPIONSHIP SKATING RACE AT SARANAC LAKE, N. Y.
•*, but he lu» f the National l<
lag follower of prise In a p«»pi
Is a high * 1%m ' important Th
llftm knows lb
aw |>ri*coll *!•* Pulliam sleep I
Uul Urlwell Is. At any rats* I
alt ike
• A inert-
BATTLING NELSON, WHO IS AFRAID TO FIQH'I
FRED WELSH.
CHRISTINE NORMAN
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